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YourGloves, hothands and hotmits: devices to hold hands at a distance

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UIST '12: Proceedings of the 25th annual ACM symposium on User interface software and technology

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https://doi.org/10.1145/2380116.2380138

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There is a growing body of work in HCI on the design of communication technologies to help support lovers in long distance relationships. We build upon this work by presenting an exploratory study of hand-holding prototypes. Our work distinguishes itself by basing distance communication metaphors on elements of familiar, simple co-located behaviours. We argue that the combined evocative power of unique co-created physical representations of the absent other can be used by separated lovers to generate powerful and positive experiences, in turn sustaining romantic connections at a distance.

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YourGloves, hothands and hotmits: devices to hold hands at a distance
1. Human-centered computing
2. Information systems
  1. World Wide Web
    1. Web applications
      1. Internet communications tools

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